Criminal Justice & Corrections at Union Institute & University

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Union Institute & University stacks up to those at other schools.

Union is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and approximately 809 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 178 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Union.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

Union Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Union Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Union compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Union is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	3
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	133
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	156

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Union Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Union is $114,947. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 237% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Union

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Union Institute & University.

Union Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Union. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union Institute & University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Union also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Homeland Security

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Union Institute & University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors	45,670	$72,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	24,890	$61,040
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Correctional Officers and Jailers	13,310	$45,190
Computer Workers	12,160	$82,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.